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25 Buildings to Demolish Right Now

When proportion, balance, form and function come together in a delicate harmony, architecture is nothing short of an art form. But when, on occasion, those principles clash, the results can be eye-searingly awful. We asked 15 architects and our own staff to weigh-in on what buildings, given the chance, they'd take a wrecking ball to.

Architect Hope Alexander doesn’t seem very impressed by The Donald, nor does she seem impressed with his taste in buildings. Sitting at the corner of NYC's Fifth Avenue and East 56th Street, the 68-story building is a symbol of 1980s excess. The building is known for its heavy-handed use of brass, mirrors and pink-hued Breccia Perniche marble. “Donald Trump can’t seem to drop this inane Obama 'birther' issue, so perhaps the Trump Tower should be dropped instead,” says Alexander. “Who would really miss it? You’re fired indeed.”